Author: Seth Tow

Xavier Johnson waited just as restlessly as IU fans did to find out if he’d be able to play this coming season. Johnson applied for a medical hardship waiver after last season ended, hoping for another year of eligibility after missing the last three months of the season after a mid-December injury. The waiver was approved in late April, giving IU a crucial piece back for 2023-24. Johnson met with media last week at IU’s annual event at Huber’s Winery in Borden, Ind. — his first media availability since his injury in December. And the guard said learning the waiver…

Indiana baseball began its regional weekend by stepping up in big moments. The weekend ended because the opposite happened. Indiana started 2-0 in the Lexington regional and needed just one more win to advance to its first Super Regional since 2013, while Kentucky needed two wins. And in Monday’s deciding winner-take-all game, the Wildcats got the job done. Kentucky advanced with a 4-2 victory at Kentucky Proud Park. The stat that will haunt Indiana from this game is its 1 for 15 mark with runners in scoring position. The Hoosiers stranded seven runners in scoring position. It’s difficult to pick…

New Indiana center Kel’el Ware has already started his offseason work to improve heading into next basketball season. Ware told DraftExpress he’s been working at Proactive Sports Performance in California for around a month, with a schedule routine built around working out and getting better. He said he’s working on his outside shooting and building strength. “I’m just trying to work on my 3-pointer more, get that more effective, and just work on being stronger in the post,” Ware said. “(The trainers) want to see me be more dominant in the post, and be stronger with the ball whenever I…

Indiana baseball entered this season with modest expectations, but suddenly, the Hoosiers are on the precipice of history. The Hoosiers advanced to a regional final for the first time since 2018 with a dramatic 5-3 win over Kentucky on Friday. IU (43-18) will face the winner between UK (37-19) and West Virginia (40-19) on Sunday at 6 p.m. A win would send the Hoosiers to Super Regionals for the first time since 2013, when they went to the College World Series. A loss would set up a winner-takes-all rematch on Monday. Saturday’s showdown was not easy for Indiana. This game…

As opponents swarmed Jules LaMendola with extra defenders and different schemes to limit her, she was unfazed. She frequently encountered that last season as a senior, as teams knew how dangerous the IU commit was. When LaMendola was a junior, her Coppell (Texas) High School team had a center who went on to play in Division II, and that helped alleviate some pressure on her. But there were no detractors last year. So opponents constantly sent double-teams and triple-teams at her, and did whatever they could to stop her. “I think they would throw all five players at her if…

Tim Carpenter did not grow up an Indiana fan, but he fondly remembers watching the Hoosiers excel in 2020. Living in Dayton, Ohio, Carpenter was an Ohio State fan. But the 6-2 IU team during the COVID-affected season was a memorable team for him. And that’s largely because of quarterback Michael Penix Jr. Carpenter watched Penix play and saw a quarterback whose game resembled his own. He looked up to Penix because of that. “Just his play style, and just the person. I didn’t know him off the field, but just getting a sense of who he was off the…

Indiana baseball had a shot at a conference title. The Hoosiers entered the final series of the regular season tied with Maryland atop the Big Ten standings. Both teams had three games left — Indiana at Michigan State, and Maryland at Penn State. Maryland had the tiebreaker for the top seed in the conference tournament, but if Indiana just matched the Terrapins’ results, both would be conference champions. But the Hoosiers couldn’t take advantage of a Nittany Lions win on Friday. IU dropped two out of the three games to Michigan State, and Maryland secured the outright title. The Spartans…

Indiana football has landed a quarterback in the class of 2024. Timothy Carpenter, from Dayton, Ohio, announced his commitment to the Hoosiers on Twitter on Sunday. Carpenter is a three-star recruit in 247Sports Composite. https://twitter.com/timcarpenterqb/status/1660300633902071808 Carpenter checks in at 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds. 247Sports Composite ranks him the No. 43 quarterback in the country for the class of 2024, and the No. 23 recruit from Ohio. IU offered him on May 15. Indiana was Carpenter’s lone power five offer. He was offered by several MAC schools, including Akron, Central Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Toledo, and Western Michigan. Liberty and…

Indiana softball was unable to sustain momentum from its win over Louisville. The Hoosiers lost to No. 4-seeded Tennessee, 9-1, in five innings on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. The Lady Volunteers won on the run rule, with an eight-run lead after the fifth inning. Momentum was a big story in this game. IU actually led 1-0 in the first inning on a home run by freshman Taryn Kern, who won Big Ten freshman of the year and player of the year. But Tennessee answered back immediately with two homers in the bottom of the first to take a 3-1 lead.…

Indiana softball played its first NCAA Tournament game in 12 years on Friday, taking on Louisville in Knoxville, Tenn. The Hoosiers are off to a good start. IU held on for a dramatic 4-3 win in the regional opener. This is Indiana’s first NCAA Tournament victory since 2006. Indiana led 4-2 heading into the seventh inning, with sophomore starting pitcher Brianna Copeland looking to throw her seventh complete game of the season. But Louisville right fielder Vanessa Miller crushed a leadoff home run to right field to make it a one-run game, and after a groundout, Copeland lost a nine-pitch…